Sao Paulo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$538	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$1162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	75	74
🏙️ Population	11.5M	13.9M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 65% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4918th and 7400th ($1126 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 1670th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tianjin

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	Sao Paulo	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$16559

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546